Well beautiful beings; it has begun. It being my final education practicum, where I am so incredibly blessed to be teaching a bunch of gorgeous grade twos, with a lovely supervising teacher in a wonderful school at the beach. Oh, and did I mention that I was able to teach a yoga lesson with guided meditation earlier in the week...? Yeah, like I said, blessed!
The commencement of this prac means a number of things, and brings with it a great deal of change. Something I am learning to embrace fully. These changes include:
*Completing 16 weeks of teaching prac across four remotely different schools throughout NSW and QLD
*The beginning of my last trimester, with only two more units left of my degree
*My Department of Education Interview
*The ability to work as a paid casual and temporary teacher who is solely responsible for a large group of children
And that is just in the upcoming four weeks!!
I am also living with my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin who are honestly some of the most generous and loving people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. This past weekend I had four of my best friends congregate here where we had long walks, fish and chips and a pretty rad games night. My girls are truly sisters to my soul and having them here with me was a breath of fresh air. I had just finished my first week of prac when they arrived Friday night, and while, as I said, it is amazing, I have a rather large and itchy allergic reaction under my arm. It is such a special thing to have friends who still want to hug the heck out of you, red rash and all! It sure gave me the pick me up I needed. They went home after lunch and I have spent the afternoon watching Back to the Future II with my cousin/bestie, putting my room back to its pre-slumber-party state and writing lesson plans. It is currently five to five and I have no idea what I will do once I post this... maybe climb into bed and read a little Harry Potter, or, more likely, find a dermatologist and see if I can get an appointment sometime in the near future.
I hope your week has been as precious as mine,
Jem xo.
The commencement of this prac means a number of things, and brings with it a great deal of change. Something I am learning to embrace fully. These changes include:
*Completing 16 weeks of teaching prac across four remotely different schools throughout NSW and QLD
*The beginning of my last trimester, with only two more units left of my degree
*My Department of Education Interview
*The ability to work as a paid casual and temporary teacher who is solely responsible for a large group of children
And that is just in the upcoming four weeks!!
I am also living with my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin who are honestly some of the most generous and loving people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. This past weekend I had four of my best friends congregate here where we had long walks, fish and chips and a pretty rad games night. My girls are truly sisters to my soul and having them here with me was a breath of fresh air. I had just finished my first week of prac when they arrived Friday night, and while, as I said, it is amazing, I have a rather large and itchy allergic reaction under my arm. It is such a special thing to have friends who still want to hug the heck out of you, red rash and all! It sure gave me the pick me up I needed. They went home after lunch and I have spent the afternoon watching Back to the Future II with my cousin/bestie, putting my room back to its pre-slumber-party state and writing lesson plans. It is currently five to five and I have no idea what I will do once I post this... maybe climb into bed and read a little Harry Potter, or, more likely, find a dermatologist and see if I can get an appointment sometime in the near future.
I hope your week has been as precious as mine,
Jem xo.